Tallebudgera Post Office (former)

Tallebudgera Post Office (former) is located in Tallebudgera

Address: 17 Trees Road, Tallebudgera

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The former Tallebudgera Post Office, opened in 1878, is historically significant as it demonstrates the development of postal and telegraphic services on the Gold Coast, particularly the development of Tallebudgera village during the late nineteenth century. As a privately built and operated post office the former Tallebudgera Post Office is a rare and unique example of its type. No other post offices like this one are known to survive in Queensland; its construction history, ownership, and building form are all significant. The former post office is one of the earliest buildings to survive on the Gold Coast and contains evidence of early construction techniques and finishes. The building, along with the adjacent camphor laurel tree, has aesthetic value and enhances the rural nature of the building and area. The former post office is well known and has social significance within the Tallebudgera Valley’s community. The lot has the potential to yield archaeological information relating to the former store on the site and early Tallebudgera community in general.

Queensland Heritage Register: YES
Heritage protection boundary: –